Lebanon’s president demands PM quit if he can’t form govt to tackle pandemic fallout and economic crisis

The Lebanese Prime Minister-designate, Saad Hariri, has been handed a dramatic ultimatum by the country’s president – to either form a new cabinet or quit, as the country remains paralyzed by a deep-seated economic crisis. … Read More >Lebanon’s president demands PM quit if he can’t form govt to tackle pandemic fallout and economic crisis

Riot police fire tear gas at protesters as Lebanon’s currency falls to new record low (PHOTOS)

Violent protests erupted across Lebanon on Saturday after the country’s currency plummeted to a new record low, amid an economic crisis that poses the biggest threat to its stability since the 1975-1990 civil war. … Read More >Riot police fire tear gas at protesters as Lebanon’s currency falls to new record low (PHOTOS)

Academics rank Western world’s MISERY INDEX post-Covid response – UK & Spain end up floundering at the bottom

Disease, death, and lockdowns have taken their toll on the world, and a group of Canadian researchers set out to quantify the suffering. They found that their own country suffered severely, along with the UK, Spain, and France. … Read More >Academics rank Western world’s MISERY INDEX post-Covid response – UK & Spain end up floundering at the bottom

‘The country will go down the drain’: Saakashvili warns Ukrainian economy facing collapse, won’t be able to pay pensions in 2021

The Ukrainian economy is facing an inevitable disaster. That’s according to Mikhail Saakashvili, the former president of Georgia, who believes Kiev will soon have trouble fulfilling even the most basic social welfare payments. … Read More >‘The country will go down the drain’: Saakashvili warns Ukrainian economy facing collapse, won’t be able to pay pensions in 2021